Azerbaijani defense minister’s belligerent statements are always concerning, says Armenian top general

The situation on the line of contact is relatively stable, Armenia’s army chief has said.

Lt. general Edward Asryan, the Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, speaking to reporters at an Army Day commemoration event, said that despite the relative calm on the border the military is concerned over the belligerent statements made by Azerbaijan.

“We are always concerned over the Azerbaijani defense minister’s belligerent statements, but they are a little part in the operative assessment. We are closely following both the situation on the border and the statements,” the Lt. general said when asked on Azeri defense minister Zakir Hasanov’s recent statements.

Asked about concerns among the Armenian society, Lt. general Asryan said the citizens’ concerns are substantiated because the Azeri military still remains deployed in sovereign Armenian territory.

“We are fulfilling our objective, we are proceeding on the path of peace, the path of delimitation and demarcation. And the armed forces continue getting improved, developed and supplemented,” he said.